A prayer for the family of 1st Class Sargeant Mihail Golin who was killed in action on New Years Day. Golin and 4 other soldiers had a gun battle at the Nangarhar province. The 4 other soldiers were wounded.

Jon Paul Steuer - Former child actor turned musician and restauranteur passed on at 33. The former child actor was in the middle of a scandal in 1996 when he had substance abuse that forced the cancellation of the Sit-Com "Grace Under Fire".

Jerry Van Dyke - The younger brother of legendary Dick Van Dyke, whose career was sub-par in which later landed him a legendary role as Luther Van Dam in the TV sitcom "Coach" with Craig T. Nelson, has passed on January 5th. No matter how he struggled to search a tv or movie spot, but he fought hard to do it on his own rather than living on his older brother's shadow. During his time span in "Coach" he would only reach as a 4-time Emmy nominee.

This year, The Moody Blues have just been inducted in the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But 1 member will not make his trip to Cleveland. 1 of the founders Ray Thomas: Singer, composer, and flutist for the band, has succumbed to prostate cancer on January 2nd.

He was best-known in Canada for his roles in “Sidestreet” and “Da Vinci’s Inquest”, though he also had roles in such shows as... "Bonanza", “The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.,” “Cheers,” “Golden Girls” and “The Young and the Restless.”

He also starred in the re-make of the '70s hit sci-fi series "Battlestar Galactica".

Ora Denise Allen - Better known as R&B singer Denise La Salle whose only song "Trapped by a thing called Love" hit #1 in 1971, has died from complications from a fall that resulted an amputation on her right leg in October of 2017 along with heart problems.

Jerry Van Dyke - The younger brother of legendary Dick Van Dyke, whose career was sub-par in which later landed him a legendary role as Luther Van Dam in the TV sitcom "Coach" with Craig T. Nelson, has passed on January 5th. No matter how he struggled to search a tv or movie spot, but he fought hard to do it on his own rather than living on his older brother's shadow. During his time span in "Coach" he would only reach as a 4-time Emmy nominee.

What an amazing talent. Coach is one of my favorite shows of all time, first because Craig T. Nelson is one my favorite actors of all time (tis why the Incredibles is the best Pixar movie of all time), also because Jerry's role in the show, which by the way also co-starred Bill Fagerbakke as the pea-brained assistant coach Dobber who is the ingenious voice of Patrick on Spongebob.

This is truly a sad loss. R.I.P. Jerry, thank you for all the laughs and fun moments you provided my family.

Also passing away this month: Former MLB Umpire Doug Harvey who spent 31 seasons calling 4673 games in which included 5 World Series, 9 NL Championship series and 6 All-Star games. Harvey was inducted into Cooperstown in 2010. He was also a spokesperson about the dangers of Chewing Tobacco in 1997 when he was diagnosed with oral cancer.

In 1978, Harvey was embroiled in a controversial incident during a game between the Dodgers and the Cardinals. Harvey called out an ejection of Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton who was accused of defacing the balls. It would have carried out a 10-game suspension. But Chub Feeney never imposed the suspension claiming that Sutton was innocent.

NBA great, Hall of Famer and former Celtic Jo Jo White has passed. JJ will be remembered for his MVP performance in the 1974 NBA Finals on the 3OT win vs the Phoenix Suns. He was part of the 1968 US Olympic Baskeball Gold Medal winning team at Mexico City. Even being traded to the Golden State Warriors during the 1978-79 season before ending his career with the Kansas City Kings, he will be a forever Celtic.

Australian Actress Jessica Falkholt (Right) passed this morning after succumbing to her injuries from a crash on Boxing Day where her parents and sister were involved. The driver of the 2nd car was killed along with Jessica's parents Lars and Viviane on the scene. Jessica's sister Annabelle died 3 days later.

Dorothy Malone, Oscar winner for best supporting actress in the movie "Written in the Wind" and a Golden Globe for best cooperative actress for the hit series "Peyton's Place", has passed thru natural causes.

Derrick Coleman: Better known as hip-hop rapper Fredo Santana, succumbs due to a seizure. He also suffered kidney and liver failure. And sources say that Fredo had an addiction of a drug concoction called lean.

Allison Shearmur: A Hollywood executive producer whose credits include the Hunger Games films, The 2017 "Power Rangers" film, "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story", and the upcoming prequel "Solo: A Star Wars Story", has lost her battle to lung cancer.

We have also lost Chilean poet Nicanor Parra: A well known physist who would later became an anti-poet, has passed. Parra never took poetry serieously until he met US poet Allen ginsberg. He would later make a collection in 1954 on a poetry book called "Poems and Anti-Poems. And while splitting his time teaching Physics, he would also spent time writing poetry during his spare time.

Write as you will, In whatever style you like, Too much blood has run under the bridge, To go on believing, That only one road is right. In poetry everything is permitted. With only this condition of course, You have to improve the blank page. - Nicanor Parra

Veteran actor Robert Dowdell - whose huge credits include "Stoney Burke" alongside Jack Lord, and the famous '60s sci-fi series "Voyage of the Bottom of the Sea" as LTCOM Chip Morton, has passed. He also was part of the cast in 2 of the Late Irwin Allen projects with "The City Beneath The Sea" and the early '70s sci-fi series "Land Of The Giants".

Other credits include Moment of Fear, Adam-12, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and CHiPs.

An early Wednesday morning SUV crash just claimed the lives of former NBA player Rasual Butler and 2011 American Idol contestant and wife Leah LaBelle. Police say that speeding was the factor of the crash when the SUV struck a parking meter before slamming into the wall.

Butler is survived by her daughter from a previous relationship, Raven. Rasual was 38. Leah was 31.

He may not be a player. But Saul "Red" Fisher was there for his daily reports. The former Montreal Gazette sportswriter who began his career with his 1st report starting with the Richard Riot of 1955, has passed.

Louis Zorich: Veteran actor who was well known in the Sit Com Mad About You as the father of Paul Reiser's character, has passed. Zorich leaves his wife actress Olympia Dukakis, daughter Sofia, sons Peter and Stefan, 4 granddaughters, and a nephew - former NFL DT Chris Zorich.

Ann Gillis - former actress who started he rise to early stardom as Becky in the adaptation of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has passed peacefully in a nursing home in Horam, East Sussex, UK.

Other major credits included The Singing Cowboy, the voice of the adult Faline in Bambi, Little Orphan Annie, and 2 guest appearances in Roger Moore TV series "The Saint". Her final appearance was in 1968 where she portrayed the mother of astronaut Frank Poole (who was portrayed by Gary Lockwood) in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

After completely ending her TV on-screen career, she would later became a painter right before getting in volved with the piano and a harp where she became successful.

John Mahoney - veteran actor who was well remembered as the father of Kelsey Grammer's character in the TV sit-com "Fraiser" has passed after a long illness. The 1986 Tony Award winner was nominated twice in the Golden Globes and the Grammys for his role in the hit sitcom. Other credits include “The American President,” “Moonstruck,” “In the Line of Fire,” and “Say Anything,” along with voicing animated characters in the “Antz” and “Atlantis” films. His debut film was Tin Men with Richard Dreyfuss and Danny DeVito followed by "Eight Men Out" as Manager Kid Gleason.

Active Colts LB Edwin Jackson was killed when he and an Uber driver were struck by an SUV truck on the shoulder of the I-70 expressway during Super Bowl Sunday. The 54-year-old Uber driver Jeffrey Monroe became ill while driving Jackson that he had to pull over into the shoulder. But moments later, the vehicle was struck by the truck, killing them on the scene.

They also learned that the suspect who was intoxicated at the time of the crash was an illegal immigrant from Guatemala who was deported twice. After the drunk driver fled the scene, he was captured a few moments later charging him with driving without a license and possessing a false identification.

The death has become political as the US are trying to curb the immigration process.

Former Temptations lead singer Dennis Edwards just passed on a moment ago. Just 1 day shy of his 75th birthday. Edwards became officially the lead singer in 1968 following of the fall-out with David Ruffin. He was briefly dropped from the group in 1978 but returned in 1980.

Edwards won 2 Grammys for their hit songs "Cloud 9" and "Papa Was A Rolling Stone". Other hits include Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)

His death leaves Otis Williams as the only sole survivor of the original Temptations.

Former musician-turned actor Mickey Jones who is well known as Pete Bilker in the sit-com "Home Improvement" and the biker form the Breath Savers commercial has passed from a long illness. Jones was a former drummer who began his career with Trini Lopez, then he joined Johnny Rivers before being scouted by Bob Dylan. But his stint with Dylan came short after he was involved in a motorcycle accident. Right after his accident, Jones took offers as extras, right before Kenny Rogers approached him with his band First Edition in 1967. The band would go for 10 years before Kenny parted ways enroute to a solo career.

Jones would then took acting as a supporter. Aside from Home Improvement, he also took roles in Alice, the mini-series "V: The Final Battle", "V: The Series", Dead Band, Total Recall, Dutch, The Drop Zone among others. He was also known for his role in the series "Justified" and the crooked Sheriff in the hit comedy "National Lampoon's Vacation"